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Date: 2026-02-27 14:52:01+00:00UTC

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The Straits Times: Land betterment charges up 4.1% on average for non-landed residential, 4% for landed residential uses

The latest rates are for the six months starting on March 1.

The Japan Times: Under pressure from populist politicians, central bankers face tricky trade-off

How can central banks defend their independence and their credibility without appearing political themselves?

The Hindu: Kollam Corporation Budget presented; focus on tourism, transformative development projects

Budget allocates ₹100 crore for transforming Kollam into a top-tier tourist destination. It also proposes demolition of existing Chinnakada flyover to make way for a modern elevated flyover stretching from Kollam railway station to taluk office in order to alleviate congestion in [...]

The Straits Times: 85-year-old woman who made illegal right turn against the flow of traffic fined $4,000

She was misinformed by her passenger, who told her she could make a right turn at the junction.

The Japan Times: Where Tokyoites go for Chinese hot pot

The fiery alternative to Japanese hot pot, "huoguo" is a tongue-numbing Sichuan staple that has found many fans in the Japanese capital.

The Hindu: Hundreds of youth participate in job fair in Shivamogga

The Straits Times: MINDEF cares for soldiers beyond allowance; NS is not a transaction: Chan Chun Sing

WP MP Kenneth Tiong asked whether the NS allowance could be aligned with the local qualifying salary.

The Japan Times: Koizumi urges pivot away from China for defense equipment supply chain

The defense minister underlined the importance of boosting self-reliance following Beijing’s ban on exporting dual-use items to Japan.

The Hindu: Tirumala laddu issue continues to rock Legislative Council

Government ready to discuss the issue for three days if necessary, but the YSRCP members are blocking debate out of fear that facts will emerge, says Agriculture Minister Atchannaidu

The Straits Times: Jail for 2 foreigners over ruse to buy luxury goods with other individuals’ credit card details

Taiwanese Jung Tz-Jiang and Zhang Min-Xiu came to Singapore on the same flight in November 2025.

The Japan Times: What is Japan’s potential for domestic rare earth mining?

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s government aims to eventually mine and industrialize rare earths at home, but the timing, investment costs and viability of the project are unknown.

The Hindu: HC extends protection order to KCR, others till March 2 in Kaleshwaram case

The Straits Times: New prefixed number for calls from police among anti-scam measures to be rolled out

Government official impersonation scams jumped from 1,504 cases in 2024 to 3,363 in 2025.

The Japan Times: Osaka police arrest man in his 90s for alleged graffiti

The man later admitted to investigators that he had "dirtied" a sign at a prosecutor's office in the city of Osaka.

The Hindu: Why youth of North Karnataka rely heavily on govt. jobs?

Uneven growth and an inadequate educational ecosystem leave government jobs as the only ladder of mobility in backward regions

The Straits Times: Ang Yiting will be new Lianhe Zaobao editor from May 5

Current editor Goh Sin Teck, who is retiring, will assume the role of senior editorial adviser to Lianhe Zaobao.

The Japan Times: Japan’s Space One plans Sunday launch for Kairos No. 3 rocket

The rocket is set to lift off from the company’s Spaceport Kii launch site in the town of Kushimoto, Wakayama Prefecture, between around 11 a.m. and 11:20 a.m.

The Hindu: Keralam to become India’s first dumpsite-free State in two years, says Minister

Waste heaps at 25 of the 59 dumpsites in the State have already been cleared, reclaiming 96 acres, while biomining is under way at the remaining 34 sites, says M.B. Rajesh

The Straits Times: S’pore to tighten demerit points system, lower alcohol limits amid surge in road traffic deaths

The nation should aim for zero road fatalities, said Senior Minister of State for Home Affairs Sim Ann.

The Japan Times: Mizuho plans to replace 5,000 clerical jobs with AI in 10 years

Japan’s third-largest lender insists the move is “not a headcount reduction.”

The Hindu: Thrissur district panchayat unveils ₹23.14 crore surplus Budget with strong push for housing, climate action and welfare

Big allocations for LIFE Mission, waste management, women’s empowerment and infrastructure

The Straits Times: Genomics for Kids in ASEAN programme to set up registry to further tackle rare diseases in region

Since its launch in 2022, the programme has reduced the time to diagnosis from a global average of 7.6 years to just weeks.

The Japan Times: Japanese researchers create mouse testicular organoids in vitro

Two of the researchers were also the first to create ovarian organoids from mouse embryonic stem cells, in 2021.

The Hindu: Congress using guarantees to deflect attention away from failure to develop State, says Kumaraswamy

Ministers are just repeating that they have kept their promises on guarantees as an excuse for not taking up any development, according to Union Minister who addresses rally in Vijayapura to celebrate 25 years of founding of party

The Straits Times: Singapore studying separate car licence plates for EVs to warn SCDF, public in cases of fire: MHA

This will allow SCDF officers to easily recognise EVs from non-EVs in the event of fire.

The Japan Times: Critics decry Kagoshima’s free shinkansen plan for tourists as ‘unfair’

Prefectural officials have defended the plan to fully subsidize one-way fares for foreign tourists as a necessary bet on inbound demand.

The Hindu: Genes load the gun, lifestyle is the trigger: Study flags obesity risk among Indians

The Straits Times: Designated race-based clan, business associations must disclose donations from foreign sources: MHA

The Government will designate clan and business associations with racial ties under a new law.

The Japan Times: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has already changed the world

Russia’s record in this tragedy is less inspiring. The war has been the catastrophe that even many in the Kremlin feared.

The Hindu: Watch: Canada PM Mark Carney lands in Mumbai

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives in Mumbai for a four-day visit to India, aimed at strengthening bilateral ties, boosting trade and investment, and resetting relations after recent diplomatic tensions.


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